Latest Elite: Dangerous News

Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter 4 is now live for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One. This free update is the biggest one in 2018 and features an entirely new "discovery system" that allows players to explore the universe in new ways. In addition, players will find new asteroid mining techniques a pair of new ships, new multiplayer features and improvements to the lighting system.

Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter 4 has officially left its beta phase behind and is ready to roll starting December 11th. The announcement from Frontier Developments came along with a brand new trailer to show off some of the big features that will be part of the content update.

Two new ships are coming to Elite: Dangerous as part of Beyond - Chapter 4. In a new trailer, both the high-end Mamba and the Krait Phantom are revealed. Both are, according to devs, based on an unreleased racing prototype. "The Mamba brings blistering speed combined with huge firepower". "The Krait Mk II is a lighter, faster ship that features a spacious cargo hold and relatively generous quantity of hardpoints".

Frontier has announced that the beta for Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter 4 is set to take off beginning October 30th. Once the initial beta launches, more content will be rolled out over the weeks following. Week One will begin with visual improvements, exploration changes, background simulation changes and new scenarios. Week Two will feature mining changes and squadrons. Week Three will be anchored by new ships and the beta will come to a close on Week Four.

Elite: Dangerous has been updated to bring Beyond - Chapter 3 into the game. The new content comes as a free content expansion for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One. Players will find "a new ship, a selection of sleek new Guardian Fighters, and some mysterious new Guardian Beacons hidden in the depths of the galaxy".

Frontier has announced that Beyond: Chapter 2 has launched for Elite: Dangerous. This is a free update to all players and includes two new ships (Krait MK II and the Alliance Challenger) along with new Wing Missions, installation interactions, new weapons and technology and new places to explore.

Frontier has released a brand new trailer to announce that Elite: Dangerous - Beyond Chapter Two will be released on June 28th. Beyond Chapter 2 is a free content expansion and will be available for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One.

The Elite: Dangerous site has been updated with a brief note to announce that the game will no longer be supported on Mac gaming systems after the release of the Q4 update. Developers wrote, "Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to bring Elite Dangerous Horizons to Mac since launch due to technical barriers."